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Marchisio joins growing Italian absentee list

Italy's attacking midfielder Claudio Marchisio will miss Sunday's match for third place with Uruguay at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Salvador with a bruised leg, team sources said.

The Juventus player joins a growing absentee list for Squadra Azzurra. Fellow midfielder Andrea Pirlo and defender Andrea Barzagli are also out, joining striker Mario Balotelli and defender Ignazio Abate, who had had already left the squad through injury after their group loss to Brazil.

The loss of Balotelli and Abate left the Italians having to reshuffle the pack for a semi-final against world champions Spain which they lost in a penalty shoot-out.